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2017 NBA Mock Draft: Point Guards Dominate The Top 5

By Tony Webb

Dec 11, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Washington Huskies guard Markelle Fultz (20) calls a play against the Nevada Wolf Pack during the second half at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. Nevada defeated Washington, 87-85. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 11, 2016; Seattle, WA, USA; Washington Huskies guard Markelle Fultz (20) calls a play against the Nevada Wolf Pack during the second half at Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion. Nevada defeated Washington, 87-85. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 18, 2017; Chapel Hill, NC, USA; North Carolina Tar Heels forward Justin Jackson (44) dribbles up the floor during the second half against the Virginia Cavaliers at Dean E. Smith Center. The Tar Heels won 65-41. Mandatory Credit: Rob Kinnan-USA TODAY Sports-
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No. 16 Detroit Pistons- Justin Jackson (North Carolina, JR, Small Forward)

I would like to put a point guard here with Reggie Jackson’s future in Motor City being debated, but I don’t see another point guard worthy of this slot as of now. Justin Jackson is a smart player, who has vastly improved his shooting and his outside game this season, averaging 18.6 PPG and shooting 46 percent from the field.

Stanley Johnson remains a question for Detroit and Jackson would provide a nice shooting option on the perimeter for the Pistons.

Jackson, with a good NCAA tournament, could find himself higher on the draft board, but for now a he’s a good fit for the middle first round.